University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Caden Aoki
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Prev School:
- USC
2026 (Graduate/Georgia): Part of the starting rotation for one of the best teams in school history as the Bulldogs posted a 53-14 mark, tied for third at the College World Series, won the SEC regular season and tournament titles and ranked a consensus No. 3 in the final top 25 polls
*Named 2nd Team All-American by the NCBWA and ABCA All-Region 2nd Team selection
*Named a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year
*Posted a 9-2 mark, 4.08 ERA and three saves in 20 appearances including nine starts, one CG
*Tallied 86 innings with 110 strikeouts and 27 walks
*Fired a complete game in final collegiate start at the College World Series, a 4-3 loss to eventual national champion Oklahoma (8 IP, 8H, 4R, 0BB, 6K)
*No decision in NCAA Super Regional start vs. #14 Miss. State (5.2 IP, 4R, 9K)
*Career-high 11K in 6IP with 1R on 6H in 6-1 victory over Liberty to clinch NCAA Athens Regional
*Provided 3 IP, 1R, 3K in eventual 8-7 win over #9 UF at SEC Tournament
*Tough luck and couple plays not made by defense led to 8R in 4.1 IP in 14-4 loss @ #4 Auburn in final start of the regular season
*Completed sweep of LSU, started, 5 IP, 4H, 1R, 2BB, 7K in 12-1 win
*Completed sweep of Missouri, started, 6 IP, 5H, 3R, 8K in 14-4 win
*Interesting series at #17 Ole Miss with a relief appearance of 1.2 IP (36 pitches) and allowed four runs on four hits (three home runs) with two strikeouts in team’s 10-8 loss, then made emergency start a day later and fired six innings of one-run ball on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts for a series-clinching 5-1 win...Retired 15 of the final 16 hitters he faced and struck out the side in his final inning, tallying 98 pitches on the day
*In game two of road series versus #14 Arkansas, came in for Dylan Vigue who had to leave with a cramp and earned a 5-3 win (5 IP, 3H, 3R, 5BB, 4K)
*Beat #21 UF with three scoreless, hitless innings of relief and five Ks
*Earned a win and a save in at #5 Miss. State as Georgia posted its first road sweep of an SEC top five opponent in records dating to 1990, tallied 4.1 innings with five strikeouts and 2.08 ERA against league’s top hitting team; two-inning save in game one and final 2.1 scoreless innings
with three strikeouts to complete sweep
*Stellar relief in 9-7 win to sweep South Carolina (4 IP, 7H, 1ER, 1BB, 7K)
*Provided two scoreless innings of relief in a 9-4 road win at #21 Texas A&M
*Earned save with four shutout innings over No. 21 Tennessee with one BB, six Ks
*Picked up win in first start as a Bulldog, beat Oakland 17-0 in 7-inn./run-rule contest, tossing six innings with four hits, one walk and six strikeouts
*Earned first career save in debut, tossed three scoreless innings with eight strikeouts on Opening Day against Wright State
2025 (Senior/USC): Posted a 3.99 ERA with a 6-4 record for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 37-23 and advanced to the 2025 NCAA Corvallis (Ore.) Regional Final
*Made 17 appearances with 16 starts and tallied 90 strikeouts in 97 innings
*Posted a 6.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which led the Big Ten and ranked seventh nationally
*Registered a career-high 10 strikeouts over seven innings and allowed one run on three hits against Vanderbilt to earn Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week honors
*Tossed a complete game at Minnesota to become the first Trojan to do that since 2015, allowing one run with nine strikeouts to earn Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week honors
*Went seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts against UCLA
*Earned All-Big Ten Conference Third Team honors
*Named to the NCAA Corvallis (Ore.) Regional All-Tournament Team
*Selected to the ABCA All-West Region Second Team
*Named Academic All-Big Ten Conference
2024 (Junior/USC): Went 2-3 in 46.2 innings for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 31-28
*Made 11 starts and tallied a 3.91 ERA with 42 strikeouts
*Threw 4.0 scoreless innings and posted four strikeouts versus Utah
*Lost no-hit bid after allowing a one-out single in the seventh inning of the Pac-12 title game against Arizona in Scottsdale and got a no decision after the Wildcats posted a 4-3 walk-off for the final league crown
*Named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
*Named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 (Sophomore/USC): Led the Pac-12 in ERA (2.98) as the Trojans went 34-23-1 for Andy Stankiewicz
*Made 13 appearances with 11 starts
*Posted a 4-3 mark with 52 strikeouts in 63.1 innings
*Tallied a season-high eight strikeouts versus UCLA and at Arizona
*Threw eight scoreless innings against Arizona to earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors
*Had a streak of 23.1 straight scoreless innings from late February to mid-April
*Named to the All-Pac-12 Conference squad and to the All-West Region second team
2022 (Freshman/Notre Dame): Attended Notre Dame where he played for Link Jarrett as they went 41-17 and advanced to the College World Series after beating top-ranked Tennessee in Knoxville
*Posted an 0-2 mark and 3.86 ERA across four relief appearances
*Tallied 9.1 innings with 10 strikeouts and only two walks
*Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings and three strikeouts in his collegiate debut against Delaware
High School: A four-year letterman and graduate of Huntington Beach where he played for Benji Medure
*A four-year letterman, an All-League Selection and Sunset League Pitcher of the Year in 2019
*Threw an eight-inning complete game shutout in the CIF playoffs
*Posted a 9-0 record, 0.93 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 10 walks plus hit .378 with 40 runs, nine home runs, 25 RBI and five steals, threw 45.1 innings as a senior
*Helped squad go undefeated to capture the league championship
*Graduated magna cum laude
Personal: Born Aug. 21, 2002
*Son of Damon and Deborah Aoki
*Caden got to play the 2023 season at USC with his brother, Connor, who served as one of the starting catchers after earning All-Conference honors during a four-year career for Binghamton
*Named 2nd Team All-American by the NCBWA and ABCA All-Region 2nd Team selection
*Named a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year
*Posted a 9-2 mark, 4.08 ERA and three saves in 20 appearances including nine starts, one CG
*Tallied 86 innings with 110 strikeouts and 27 walks
*Fired a complete game in final collegiate start at the College World Series, a 4-3 loss to eventual national champion Oklahoma (8 IP, 8H, 4R, 0BB, 6K)
*No decision in NCAA Super Regional start vs. #14 Miss. State (5.2 IP, 4R, 9K)
*Career-high 11K in 6IP with 1R on 6H in 6-1 victory over Liberty to clinch NCAA Athens Regional
*Provided 3 IP, 1R, 3K in eventual 8-7 win over #9 UF at SEC Tournament
*Tough luck and couple plays not made by defense led to 8R in 4.1 IP in 14-4 loss @ #4 Auburn in final start of the regular season
*Completed sweep of LSU, started, 5 IP, 4H, 1R, 2BB, 7K in 12-1 win
*Completed sweep of Missouri, started, 6 IP, 5H, 3R, 8K in 14-4 win
*Interesting series at #17 Ole Miss with a relief appearance of 1.2 IP (36 pitches) and allowed four runs on four hits (three home runs) with two strikeouts in team’s 10-8 loss, then made emergency start a day later and fired six innings of one-run ball on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts for a series-clinching 5-1 win...Retired 15 of the final 16 hitters he faced and struck out the side in his final inning, tallying 98 pitches on the day
*In game two of road series versus #14 Arkansas, came in for Dylan Vigue who had to leave with a cramp and earned a 5-3 win (5 IP, 3H, 3R, 5BB, 4K)
*Beat #21 UF with three scoreless, hitless innings of relief and five Ks
*Earned a win and a save in at #5 Miss. State as Georgia posted its first road sweep of an SEC top five opponent in records dating to 1990, tallied 4.1 innings with five strikeouts and 2.08 ERA against league’s top hitting team; two-inning save in game one and final 2.1 scoreless innings
with three strikeouts to complete sweep
*Stellar relief in 9-7 win to sweep South Carolina (4 IP, 7H, 1ER, 1BB, 7K)
*Provided two scoreless innings of relief in a 9-4 road win at #21 Texas A&M
*Earned save with four shutout innings over No. 21 Tennessee with one BB, six Ks
*Picked up win in first start as a Bulldog, beat Oakland 17-0 in 7-inn./run-rule contest, tossing six innings with four hits, one walk and six strikeouts
*Earned first career save in debut, tossed three scoreless innings with eight strikeouts on Opening Day against Wright State
2025 (Senior/USC): Posted a 3.99 ERA with a 6-4 record for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 37-23 and advanced to the 2025 NCAA Corvallis (Ore.) Regional Final
*Made 17 appearances with 16 starts and tallied 90 strikeouts in 97 innings
*Posted a 6.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which led the Big Ten and ranked seventh nationally
*Registered a career-high 10 strikeouts over seven innings and allowed one run on three hits against Vanderbilt to earn Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week honors
*Tossed a complete game at Minnesota to become the first Trojan to do that since 2015, allowing one run with nine strikeouts to earn Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week honors
*Went seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts against UCLA
*Earned All-Big Ten Conference Third Team honors
*Named to the NCAA Corvallis (Ore.) Regional All-Tournament Team
*Selected to the ABCA All-West Region Second Team
*Named Academic All-Big Ten Conference
2024 (Junior/USC): Went 2-3 in 46.2 innings for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 31-28
*Made 11 starts and tallied a 3.91 ERA with 42 strikeouts
*Threw 4.0 scoreless innings and posted four strikeouts versus Utah
*Lost no-hit bid after allowing a one-out single in the seventh inning of the Pac-12 title game against Arizona in Scottsdale and got a no decision after the Wildcats posted a 4-3 walk-off for the final league crown
*Named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
*Named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 (Sophomore/USC): Led the Pac-12 in ERA (2.98) as the Trojans went 34-23-1 for Andy Stankiewicz
*Made 13 appearances with 11 starts
*Posted a 4-3 mark with 52 strikeouts in 63.1 innings
*Tallied a season-high eight strikeouts versus UCLA and at Arizona
*Threw eight scoreless innings against Arizona to earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors
*Had a streak of 23.1 straight scoreless innings from late February to mid-April
*Named to the All-Pac-12 Conference squad and to the All-West Region second team
2022 (Freshman/Notre Dame): Attended Notre Dame where he played for Link Jarrett as they went 41-17 and advanced to the College World Series after beating top-ranked Tennessee in Knoxville
*Posted an 0-2 mark and 3.86 ERA across four relief appearances
*Tallied 9.1 innings with 10 strikeouts and only two walks
*Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings and three strikeouts in his collegiate debut against Delaware
High School: A four-year letterman and graduate of Huntington Beach where he played for Benji Medure
*A four-year letterman, an All-League Selection and Sunset League Pitcher of the Year in 2019
*Threw an eight-inning complete game shutout in the CIF playoffs
*Posted a 9-0 record, 0.93 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 10 walks plus hit .378 with 40 runs, nine home runs, 25 RBI and five steals, threw 45.1 innings as a senior
*Helped squad go undefeated to capture the league championship
*Graduated magna cum laude
Personal: Born Aug. 21, 2002
*Son of Damon and Deborah Aoki
*Caden got to play the 2023 season at USC with his brother, Connor, who served as one of the starting catchers after earning All-Conference honors during a four-year career for Binghamton
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